Torture Works as an Interrogation Method

[louis c]

If it wasn't for the use of torture the Spanish would never have caught all those Witches during the Inquisition (1478-1834).

Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition

[lolly]

1. Good Point

How else would we have found out what they were up to?

[orpupilofnature57]

2. Torquemada resembles a lot of the people that say it's for the common good

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s_de_Torquemada

[louis c]

17. Resembles Dick Cheney, doesn't he? (NT)

[Nikki Stone1]

3. Torture is not good for interrogation; it is very good for terrorizing people

which is why it was used.

[louis c]

8. No kidding

I really hope you captured the sarcasm.

[TorchTheWitch]

14. terrorization is the secondary "benefit"

extracting a false confession is the primary usage

[jtrockville]

15. It's also a GREAT way to get false information - so...

it really was the only way to information linking Saddam to the 9-11 attack. And that's what we needed in order to attack Iraq.

[louis c]

16. That's the real reason (NT)

[merh]

4. Hey, just think about it, how many witches are in Salem MA?

:shrug:

[orpupilofnature57]

5. None until 10/31

[merh]

7. You mean they teased us with last weeks show

and won't show it again until 10/31?

:argh: The bastids

[Meldread]

6. K&R! Such good points.

I've yet to be proven wrong in any of the Witches I've captured. None of them could float when tied to a rock and tossed in the river, clearly proving they are witches. Everyone knows good Christian people float when tied to a rock and tossed in the river, because the angels carry them to the surface, duh!

[ChoppinBroccoli]

9. This Is 2009, People

Don't you realize that all you have to do to determine who's a witch is to see if they weigh the same as a duck? Get out of the dark ages and get with the times, people!

I actually LOVE this. Can't you see all the people gathering at Sarah Palin rallies, standing up, being handed a mic, and declaring, "Just last week, I was turned into a NEWT!"

"I got better."

Alternative response: "Sit down, Mr. Gingrich."

Bushian Logic: The fact that there are no witches in this country right now proves that the Salem witch hunts were the right thing to do. It's every bit as logical as the assertion that Bush kept us safe because we didn't have another attack on American soil after 9/11.

[louis c]

10. Welcome, relative newbie

you get my point.

that's always a pleasure.

[orpupilofnature57]

11. Shrub's dad Poppy married a witch,

[madokie]

12. Not sure thats the proper word

the one I'm thinking starts with an S

[orpupilofnature57]

13. Your right , Sorry Witches my mistake.